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Pegasus and Dragon is a 110-foot (34 m) tall statue of Pegasus defeating a dragon in Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. It is the third-tallest statue in the United States after the Birth of the New World in Puerto Rico and the Statue of Liberty in New York. It is also the world's largest and tallest equine and European dragon statue.
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
A copy of the statue arrived in Royal Oak, Michigan on June 18, 2016 and was installed in the city Memorial Park on June 20. The city manager expected that the statue would increase tourism and help raise money for the Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial, a permanent World War II memorial in the park. [41]
Hanuman Statue: 7.6: 25: 2020: Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin, Delaware: granite: The statue weighs 60,000 pounds and is nation's tallest statue of Hanuman, the Hindu god of strength and knowledge. [43] Civic Fame: 7.6: 25: Adolph Alexander Weinman: 1914: Manhattan Municipal Building, New York City
Statue of Don Juan de Oñate called The Equestrian in El Paso, Texas - At 36 feet (11 m) tall, it is purported by the sculptor to be the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world. Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas - At 66 feet (20 m) tall, it is the tallest statue of any American political figure.
The most well-preserved kourus statue found at the ruins of the temple of Apollo. Archaeologists previously found fragments of two other kouros statues in the area, the release said.
Artist Nina Saemundsson works on a clay version of her statue of Prometheus in her studio in 1923. This photo was published in July 28, 1934, editions of the Los Angeles Times, before a bronze ...
Awaji Kannon or World Peace Giant Kannon, was a large gypsum statue, museum and temple complex on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The statue, which was one of the tallest in the world, had an observation deck at the top. It opened in 1982. Despite lots of visitors when it first opened, the statue fell into disrepair and was closed in 2006.